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Online: www.bc.edu/wfnetwork E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu Phone: 617-552-1708 Fax: 617-552-9202
9 to 5 No More: State Legislation To Give Working Families More
Time
Julie Schwartz Weber, JD
Policy Specialist
July 11, 2008
www.bc.edu/wfnetwork
** Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not those of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation or the Sloan Work and Family Research Network.
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Flex-Time• Flexible work schedule
What Are States Doing To Help?
Flex-Career• Phased retirement
Flex-Leave• Paid Sick• Vacation• Parental leave• Education • Paid Family
Reduced Time• Part time (or part year)• Job Sharing
Flex-Place• Telework
Legislation to give working families more time
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What Are States Doing To Help?
PAID SICK LEAVE
• Guarantees workers flexibility to deal with unanticipated or irregularly occurring short term illnesses or injuries for them or their family members
• Sick leave can be used by the worker for routine medical and preventive care for themselves or a family member and treatment and counseling for domestic violence
• Paid, job protected leave
• No federal or state laws re: private sector
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What Are States Doing To Help?
US Workers without Paid Sick Days
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
All Part Time Low Wage Hotel/FoodService
Source: Lovell, 2004 (Does not include Federal Employees)
Workers by Type
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What Are States Doing To Help?
Paid Sick Leave Legislation
Considered Bills
Passed Laws
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
DC
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What Are States Doing To Help?
EDUCATION LEAVE
• Guarantees workers flexibility to take time off from work to attend their children’s school conferences or other school functions
• Job protected leave
• May or may not be paid
• No federal laws re: private sector
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What Are States Doing To Help?
Education Leave Legislation
Considered Bills
Passed Laws
Both
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What Are States Doing To Help?
FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES
• Provide workers with flexibility in the scheduling of their work hours
• Examples include: – Flex time: allows workers to shift start and quitting times– Compressed work schedules: work a full-time schedule, in less
than a 5-day traditional workweek by increasing daily hours worked
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What Are States Doing To Help?
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
High Wage
Low W
age
What kind of Workers get Flexible Schedules?
Percent that can adjust start and
stop times
Low wage workers have the least access to flexible work schedules
Source: Families and Work Institute, 2006
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What Are States Doing To Help?Flexible Schedule Legislation
Considered Bills
Passed Laws
Both
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What Are States Doing To Help?
0
5
10
15
20
State Agencies
Traffic & Environment
Work Effectiveness
Family Responsibility
Changing Workforce
Wom
en
Older Workers
Private Sector Promotion
Civic Duties
Economic Developm
ent
Why do States enact Flexible Work Legislation?
Number of States
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What Are States Doing To Help?
TELEWORK
• Working at an alternative worksite that is not the main worksite for some portion of their working hours
• Alternative worksite could be:– Worker’s home– Satellite office– Other location outside of the main work site
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What Are States Doing To Help?Telework Legislation
Considered Bills
Passed Laws
Both
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What Are States Doing To Help?
02468
101214
State Agencies
Traffic & Environment
Work Effectiveness
Private Employers
Vocational Rehabilitation
Family/Dependent Care
Better Life Quality
Financial Benefit/Employees
Why do States enact Telework Legislation?
Number of States
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Agenda
• Why Is It Harder to Balance Work and Family– Workforce Changes– Workplace Changes
• What Is the Impact on Families? – Impact on Children– Impact on Parents
• What Is the Impact on Employers?
• What Are States Doing to Help?– Flexibility in The Workplace with Focus on:
• Flexible Leaves (Paid Sick, Education)• Flex-time (Flexible Work Schedules)• Flexible Place (Telework)
• Now What? Parting Thoughts
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